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The more you play, the more you'll inevitably lose, and the more you've putinto a pot, the hard- erit is to fold. I’m notalone,of course. Mostof us have a hard time figuring out whenit’s the right timeto pull the plug. We know we need to give any undertak- ing ‘a reasonable chanceto de¥elop, mature, and build mo- mentum. New businesses, for instance, usually take from two to five years to becomeprofit- able. If we're too quick to quit, we'll never make a goof any- thing. ‘But there's a difference be- tween prudent patience and being unwilling to face unpleasant facts. Most of us hopethat if we just ignore a problem, it will go away. 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